Brake Dust is killing me!

Smason · Post by **Smason** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:06 pm

Has anyone heard of Xzilon for the exterior and interior. The dealership offers this @ 600 and says that it will keep brake dust of for up to 8 months, does this work any other suggestions?

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:31 pm

welcome Sean! I would think that $600 is way too much for any dealer installed coating unless it was full rock clocker and window tint.

About the only way to deal with brake dust is to get low dust pads, match wheels to your dust color, wax the crap out of your wheels so that the dust blows off easier.

There is probably some kind of static charge generator that builds up a positive charge on the car and incourages dust not to land on the wheel. Dunno

zaxrex · Post by **zaxrex** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:34 pm

Check this. http://www.aviationtoday.com/cgi/am/sho ... olcrib.htm
expensive, but seems to work.

Post by **Sabre** » Tue May 02, 2006 3:42 pm

What kind of car do you have? I know the stock pads on the STI are horrible for brake dust. It seems that whatever dust there was would kling on to the wheels like it was a life/death situation. I switched to Porterfield R4-S brake pads (and while I was at it, SS brake lines and ATF Blue fluid). The Porterfields still dust, but it's probably half as much and I can just wipe or blow it away. No sticking to the wheels at all!

Smason · Post by **Smason** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:17 am

excellent, I'll try the Porterfield brake pads.

Oh yeah, it's an 06 STI, just got it about 2 months ago.

spazegun2213 · Post by **spazegun2213** » Wed May 03, 2006 8:54 am

Hey sean!
Nice to see you on the boards!! You all should see the vinyl he had made for the window it looks really nice!!! And your car is always so clean.

My baby needs a wash/wax and an alignment
-Ross

(I'm the guy with the black STi @ 2 freedom)

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:22 am

I've had good luck with EBC Green Stuff pads. they stop well, they aren't loud, and they don't dust quite as bad as the Carbotech Bobcats I had on before.

you could also get black wheels, that's what I did.

welcome aboard, and don't forget to post up some pix of that vinyl that Ross mentioned sometime.

hotsam · Post by **hotsam** » Wed May 03, 2006 11:00 am

I've been happy with Hawk HPS pads.

But I just switched from Axxis Ultimate....my wheels wouldn't stay clean for more than half a day with those.